Prof Umeadi (right) meeting the National chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Ikechukwu Oye over his 2023 Presidency ambition
Ex-Anambra chief judge, Umeadi enters 2023 Presidency race on APGA platform
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
Retired Chief Judge of Anambra State and Professor of Law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Peter Nnanna Umeadi has declared interest to run for the Nigerian Presidency under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Prof Umeadi (right) meeting the National chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Ikechukwu Oye over his 2023 Presidency ambition
Prof. Umeadi spoke when he came to consult and sought the blessing of the National chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Ikechukwu Oye.
Umeadi was in company of all the party’s chairmen in the South East and South South when he visited Chief Oye.
He said that only good leadership could bring the change Nigeria desired, a reason he declared interest to lead Nigeria.
“Nigeria requires change which only good leadership could provide. We need to change the way we think so we could change the way we do things” he said.
He said that uppermost in his mind if elected was how Nigerians will reconcile with themselves across the length and breadth of the country.
According to him, his intention is to entrench a new political culture and thereby galvanise different segments of the country.
“We all need to role up our sleeves and go to work in all facets of our national life and should be able to reposition Nigeria in 4 years from 2023.
“I am stepping out as a champion of rule of law, separation of powers and due process. The bulwark of my Presidential bid is predicated on popular votes at the polls from a majority of Nigerians. We should respect the ballots”.
He said he has the capacity, sense of history, humility and self efficient to reconcile and weld our ethnic groups together.
According to Umeadi, his efforts would be geared towards a Nigeria where justice would reign for all citizens, equally, irrespective of tribe and status.
In his remarks, Chief Oye commended the courage of Umeadi, describing him as the David of the time and needed the guidance of God.
Oye believed that Umeadi had been called to run for President having reached the apogee of his carrier as Chief Judge, a position he held for eight years.
While giving Umeadi his blessing, Oye described him as a good man, humble, intelligent and learned; the attributes, he said, were needed in Nigerian leadership.
